KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The flood situation in several states is improving with the last temporary evacuation centre (PPS) in Kedah closed this evening, while Kelantan and Perak’s flood evacuees have shrunk in number and the situation remained unchanged in Johor.
Kedah
The Civil Defence Force deputy director Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain said the PPS at SK Sri Gunung, open since November 29, shut at 2.30pm today.
“All victims from Mukim Gunong, involving Kampung Alor Gunung, Kampung Gunung, Kampung Gunung Hilir, Kampung Alor Goncar, Kampung Alor Melintang and Pondok Tanjung Bedil, have been allowed go home as the water has completely receded,” he said in a statement today.
Kelantan
The number of flood victims continued to shrink to 32 victims from seven families as at 4pm this evening, compared with 43 victims from 12 families this morning.
The Disaster Information Portal of the Social Welfare Department (JKM) showed that 32 victims from the seven families are still sheltering at a PPS in Pasir Mas.
The infobanjir.water.gov.my portal of the Irrigation and Drainage Department showed that only Sungai Golok in Tumpat was above the alert level of 2m, while all other rivers were at normal levels.
Perak
The state Disaster Management Department (JPBN) secretariat in a statement announced that the number of flood victims this evening has decreasd to 112 victims from 36 families in three PPS in the Kinta and Perak Tengah districts compared with 117 victims this morning.
The statement said 78 victims from 25 families were still sheltering at two PPS, the Tanjung Tualang Multipurpose Hall and SK St Paul in Kinta, while the Kampung Teluk Kepayang Community Hall, Bota, in Perak Tengah, still has 34 victims from 11 families.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has predicted that most districts including Kerian, Manjung, Perak Tengah, Hilir Perak, Bagan Datuk, Kinta, Kuala Kangsar, Hulu Perak and Muallim will get rain overnight.
Johor
The number of flood victims remained at 109 people from 33 families as at 4pm today, with only Segamat still affected by the floods.
JPBN chairman Tan Sri Azmi Rohani said four PPS are still operating, including at Kampung Batu Badak Community Hall with 40 victims from 12 families.
He said the other three PPS are at Kampung Tasek Community Hall with 46 victims from 15 families, Kampung Sanglang Community Hall with 19 victims from five families and Kampung Kuala Paya Community Hall with four victims from one family.
“Two rivers are at danger level, namely, Sungai Tangkak in Kampung Seri Ma’mor, Tangkak, with a reading of 4.27m and Sungai Muar at Jeti Kampung Tekam, Segamat, with a reading of 4.17m.
“Segamat reported rain this evening, while Muar, Mersing, Batu Pahat and Tangkak were cloudy, and Johor Bahru, Pontian, Kluang, Kota Tinggi and Kulai were sunny,” he said in a statement today.
Negeri Sembilan
The JKM Disaster Information website reported that two PPS were opened in Tampin, namely Balai Raya Kampung Parit Buluh and SK Gedok, which accommodated 30 victims from eight families as of this evening.
— Bernama
